Kaffi Holar Cottages and Apartments

The company was founded early 2020 to tackle the challenges put on tourism and hospitality in Hólar. Our aim is to make Hólar a better place to live in and thereby a better place to visit – using Responsible tourism as a tool towards a more sustainable future. We take responsibility for our guests, staff and other stakeholders, our operations and impact on the local and wider community. We recognize that it is important to create opportunities for locals, consider their needs, and include local stakeholders in our decision making process. We also emphasize fair distribution of economic gain. In keeping with our goal of sustainability, our menu offers food that is mostly produced in the area and we try to minimize food waste and other waste. We offer fair prices to our customers and treat our workers fairly – we oppose all discrimination of any kind. We have made significant progress Over the past year to identify our tasks for taking responsibility. Our goal is to report our findings, actions and efforts yearly.

Hólar is a special place, both presently, culturally and historically. The main activity is around Hólar University and itś three faculties. The property (accommodation and restaurant) is partly owned by Holar University and partly by a a governtment student housing entity. Hjaltadalur Travel rents the facilities from these two owners and runs a cafeteria / restaurant and accommodation as a private enterprize having responsible tourism as a main goal.

An important centre of culture and learning throughout the centuries, Hólar became the episcopal see for North Iceland in 1106. Today, it is home to the Hólar University and the iconic Hólar Cathedral, the oldest stone church in Iceland. Visit Nýjibær, an old authentic Icelandic turfhouse built in 1860, and learn all about the Icelandic horse in the Historical Centre of the Icelandic Horse. If you are thirsty after a day of exploring, a visit to Iceland’s smallest micro-brewery, Bjórsetur Íslands, is an excellent destination - if they are open, which is relient on their members thirst for beer!